Mushroom Pasta

Thanks to some bloggy friends who shared some dinner ideas! This one is from Tania

1 medium onion
1 lb ground beef
1 (1lb) box of rigatoni pasta
3 cans cream of mushroom soup w/ 5 cans of
water added
seasoning to taste (salt, pepper)
(I will also add crushed garlic and diced mushrooms for extra flavor. But this is not necessary to originally recipe.)
Saute onion and add ground beef until browned; drain excess fat if desired. Add remaining ingredients and stir well. Cook until most of liquid is very thick/almost gone; roughly 45 minutes.
Sounds great! I can’t wait to try it.

Princess Bows with Chicken & Mushrooms

It’s amazing what happens when you change the name of food. Bowtie pasta becomes an object of a little girl’s desire when it is called Princess Bows!
I browned some chicken breasts in a pan, removed them and sautéed some mushrooms in the same pan with the caramelized bits from the chicken. I added some chicken stock to deglaze the pan, and added some heavy cream to thicken it up. S&P of course to taste. I returned the chicken (cut into small pieces after cooked) and mushrooms to the sauce and poured over Princess Bows with some grated Parmesan cheese, voila – delicious!